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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas seized around 2,200 rounds of ammunition at the Hidalgo International Bridge on Monday.

The Biden administration has been negotiating an agreement with Mexico that would allow U.S. authorities to, for the first time, carry out large-scale formal deportations of non-Mexicans back across the border.

On Wednesday, he and another deported veteran were sworn in as U.S. citizens at a special naturalization ceremony in San Diego. Hundreds of U.S. military veterans have been deported over the years in what immigration advocates and others have called an unfair punishment to those who took up arms in the name of the United States. Many are still struggling to find legal help to return, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. “I feel very blessed,” said Contreras, who was allowed back into the United States about four months ago. His 7-year-old daughter hugged him after he was sworn in amid cheers from a crowd that included more than a dozen veterans from various branches.

Mattel had hoped the holiday season would boost sales as inflationary pressures continue to squeeze consumer demand.

Mexican officials find 14 bodies in an overturned pickup truck that was submerged in a canal. Police found five Guatemalan identification cards on the bodies of 10 men and three women.

Anna Faris went nude in a spicy Super Bowl ad at 46 years old and gushed about the "thrilling" experience in a new interview.

Authorities in northern Mexico say they have found the bodies of 14 people in an overturned pickup truck submerged in a canal

An anesthesiologist in the Mexican state of Durango has been arrested for his apparent connection to 35 meningitis deaths caused by contaminated morphine.

MEXICO CITY — (AP) — Authorities in Mexico said Tuesday they have arrested an anesthesiologist they blame for an outbreak of meningitis that has killed 35 patients and sickened 79. Sonia de la Garza, the chief prosecutor in the northern state of Durango, alleged the anesthesiologist used contaminated morphine. De la Garza said the doctor used “improper procedures” in administering spinal blocks, mainly on pregnant women. De la Garza the morphine was in “multi-use” vials that would be used on more than one patient. She said tests had ruled out the possibility that it might have been contaminated at the point of manufacture.

Mexican authorities have arrested an anesthesiologist they blame for an outbreak of meningitis that has killed 35 patients and sickened 79

A mysterious outbreak of meningitis in Durango, Mexico, has infected 79 people and killed 35 others in the past few months. It is unclear where the infections began.

George Alan Kelly, 73, is being held on a charge of first-degree murder in last week's fatal shooting of a man tentatively identified as a Mexican citizen.

NASCAR star Kyle Busch addressed reports he was arrested in Mexico last month over a handgun issue. He said he considered the matter resolved.

An Arizona rancher was arrested last week and held on a $1 million bond for a charge of first-degree murder. Police believe he is responsible for last week's shooting of a Mexican man.

Nearly 130 suspected human smugglers and guides were arrested in Texas over several days as part of a border mission.

A rancher who lives near Arizona's border with Mexico is being held on a charge of first-degree murder in last week’s fatal shooting of a man tentatively identified as a Mexican citizen. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's office in Nogales, Arizona, confirmed Monday that George Alan Kelly, 73, was arrested last week in the killing. Authorities believe the victim was Gabriel Cuen-Butimea, 48, who lived just south of the border in Nogales, Mexico, because of a Mexican voter registration card he carried.

A man suspected of smuggling seven illegal immigrants into the US under hay bales tried to evade Border Patrol agents by taking off on horseback, authorities say.

His comments are important, because democracy in Latin America is in retreat. The president of El Salvador has announced he will defy constitutional term limits and run again for president next year.

Mexico’s president is probably the most powerful political figure the country has had in decades, but he said Thursday that after his term ends in September 2024, he will totally withdraw from politics. There had been speculation that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador would remain a power behind the scenes in his now-dominant Morena party. López Obrador had previously said he would retire to a ranch he inherited in southern Mexico and write books.

A new director at a Mexico City zoo killed and cooked four pygmy goats for a party. She is also accused of selling and trading other animals from the zoo.

It was not clear if José Rubén Nava had been formally charged in the case, or if he had a lawyer.

Investigators said the former director of a zoo in southern Mexico killed and cooked four of the zoo’s pygmy goats and served them up at a Christmas-season party

15 students in Mexico were treated after participating in a viral social media drug "challenge." The students took tranquilizers in class to see who could stay awake the longest.

The body of Elliot Blair has been returned to Southern California, where his family has ordered an independent autopsy, according to their attorney.

The tourist was beaten with a stick and yelled at while being led away from the temple.

BUENOS AIRES — (AP) — World Cup winner Lionel Messi regretted his testy exchanges with the Netherlands coach and players during their controversial quarterfinal in Qatar, he said in an interview aired on Monday. The Argentina captain spoke about the feisty clash with the Dutch which the South Americans won in a penalty shootout. He also said “Messi did not touch the ball” in the semifinal between the teams in the 2014 World Cup; Argentina also won that tie in a penalty shootout. Argentina lost its opener to Saudi Arabia 2-1 in one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history, and had to beat Mexico to stay in playoffs contentions. Argentina won the final on penalties to win its first World Cup title since 1986.

Officials in southern Mexico say police and civilians engaged in a strange confrontation over the weekend that left two officers and three civilians dead

Zacatecas has been the scene of bloody turf battles between the Jalisco and Sinaloa drug cartels.

A Mexican fisherman became the first person killed in a shark attack this year after he was reportedly decapitated in an attack by a 19-foot great white shark.

TIJUANA, Mexico — (AP) — Hours before sunrise, migrants at one of Mexico’s largest shelters wake up and go online, hoping to secure an appointment to try to seek asylum in the U.S. Previously, about 80% of migrants admitted to seek asylum in the area were Haitian, Rangel-Samponaro said. At Casa de Luz, a Tijuana shelter for about 50 LGBTQ migrants, four quickly got appointments. Banda, the shelter director, said 100 were getting selected every week. “The problem is that the system is saturated and it's chaos," he said after another morning of failed attempts.

TIJUANA, Mexico — (AP) — Hours before sunrise, migrants at one of Mexico’s largest shelters wake up and go online, hoping to secure an appointment to try to seek asylum in the U.S. Previously, about 80% of migrants admitted to seek asylum in the area were Haitian, Rangel-Samponaro said. At Casa de Luz, a Tijuana shelter for about 50 LGBTQ migrants, four quickly got appointments. Banda, the shelter director, said 100 were getting selected every week. “The problem is that the system is saturated and it's chaos," he said after another morning of failed attempts.

A mobile app for migrants to seek asylum in the United States has been overwhelmed since it was introduced this month in one of several major changes to the government’s response to unprecedented migration flows.

Kristin Cavallari showed off her bikini-bod in new pictures from her best friend's wedding in Mexico this week. The reality star recently revealed why she doesn't want to date any more athletes.

SAN DIEGO — (AP) — U.S. authorities have seen a 97% decline in illegal border crossings by migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela since Mexico began accepting those expelled under a pandemic-era order, the Biden administration said Wednesday. Border crossings by migrants from those four nations had risen sharply, with no easy way to quickly return them to their home countries. The Texas-led lawsuit seeks to stop large-scale humanitarian parole for those four countries, which may total 360,000 people a year. A surge in Cuban and Nicaraguan arrivals in December led to the highest number of illegal crossings recorded during any month of Biden's presidency, the administration reported last week. Authorities stopped migrants 251,487 times along the Mexican border in December, up 7% from November and up 40% from the same period a year earlier.

The Biden administration says U.S. authorities have seen a 97% decline in illegal border crossings by migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela since Mexico began accepting those expelled under a public health order.

Authorities in north-central Mexico have confirmed that a U.S. resident was among four people who were killed in the state of Zacatecas around Christmas

Health authorities in Mexico have issued an alert over an internet “challenge” in which groups of students at three schools in Mexico have taken tranquilizers vying to see who can stay awake longer

A newly enacted law in Mexico will allow for smokers in public places like beaches, hotels, and parks to be fined hundreds of dollars for lighting up.

A total of 67 journalists died around the world in 2022, a watchdog group said, largely driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and civil unrest following the assassination of Haiti's president.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — (AP) — Killings of journalists around the world jumped by 50% in 2022 compared to the previous year, driven largely by attacks in Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti. The effect is particularly notable in Haiti, where seven journalists were killed in 2022, a huge number for a small island country of about 12 million people. The CPJ noted that more than half — 35 of the 67 killings — took place in just three countries: Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti. Mexico saw 13 news workers killed, according to the committee. The 2022 killings also included four journalists in the Philippines, and two each in Colombia, Brazil and Honduras.

A DNA test has reportedly confirmed the identity of Cincinnati architect Jose Gutiérrez as one of four people found buried next to a bullet-ridden vehicle in Mexico last week.

Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that the armed forces do not have to advise civilian police when they make an arrest

Disputes between licensed taxi drivers and Uber cars could put passengers at risk of violence, a security alert says

A new law makes smoking off-limits in all public places.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — (AP) — Killings of journalists around the world jumped by 50% in 2022 compared to the previous year, driven largely by attacks in Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti. The effect is particularly notable in Haiti, where seven journalists were killed in 2022, a huge number for a small island country of about 12 million people. The CPJ noted that more than half — 35 of the 67 killings — took place in just three countries: Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti. Mexico saw 13 news workers killed, according to the committee. The 2022 killings also included four journalists in the Philippines, and two each in Colombia, Brazil and Honduras.

Killings of journalists around the world jumped by 50% in 2022 compared to the previous year, driven largely by the slayings of reporters in Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti

Killings of journalists around the world jumped by 50% in 2022 compared to the previous year, driven largely by the slayings of reporters in Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti.

U.S. officials say they are still far from agreement with Mexico over that country’s plans to ban imports of genetically modified corn for human consumption

The U.S. State Department has issued a travel advisory for Mexico’s resort-studded Caribbean coast after medallion taxi drivers started harassing and attacking drivers from the ride-sharing app Uber and their clients

The cave was used by multiple generations, experts say.

This winter could provide some relief for parched reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin, but climate scientists warn that the severe drought won't end with one wet season.

In court documents, federal prosecutors allege that Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes purchased a plane ticket to Mexico after being convicted of fraud and conspiracy last year. She remains out of prison while appealing her conviction.

Officials at the U.S.-Mexico border are reportedly seeing a spike in egg smuggling due to soaring prices following an outbreak of the avian flu. >> Read more trending newsRaw eggs and poultry from Mexico into the United States is reportedly prohibited, according to a news release from the United States Customs and Border Protection. “There has been a large increase in the volume of prohibited food items, such as raw eggs and raw poultry meat, brought by travelers from Mexico. “This is the deadliest bird flu outbreak in history, and while the current bird flu outbreak is believed to initially have been spread by wild birds, previous outbreaks of this and other avian diseases like Newcastle disease have been linked to human movement of birds and avian products. More information about what can be brought over into the United States at the border can be found on the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol website.

Authorities say a surge in Cuban and Nicaraguan arrivals at the U.S. border with Mexico in December led to the highest number of illegal border crossings recorded during any month of Joe Biden’s presidency.

A cruise ship returning to Port Canaveral from Mexico rescues 24 migrants.

Authorities in Mexico City say two subway trains have collided between stations, killing at least one person and injuring 57.

Hundreds of handicraft vendors in southern Mexico have blocked access roads to the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza.

Ten guards and four inmates were killed early Sunday when gunmen in armored vehicles attacked a state prison in Ciudad Juarez across the border from El Paso, Texas.

A familiar mix of disappointment, patience and determination spread among migrants on Mexico’s northern border waiting to enter the United States as they faced the reality that pandemic-era asylum limits would remain for now.

Tens of thousands of migrants who fled violence and poverty are spending Christmas in crowded shelters or on the dangerous streets of Mexican border towns.

U.S. authorities say iIlegal border crossings by Cubans and Nicaraguans rose sharply in November while overall migration flows were little changed from October.

Gov. Doug Ducey says Arizona will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle with the federal government over trespassing on federal lands.

A Trump-era ban on asylum that was granted a brief extension by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday was one of the U.S. policies affecting migrants’ decisions to leave their homes.

The Biden administration has been conspicuously silent about how migrants who plan to claim asylum should enter the United States when Trump-era limits end, fueling rumors, confusion and doubts about its readiness.

Tensions remain high at the U.

The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking an order that would lift pandemic-era restrictions on asylum seekers.

While there is still much to be sorted out logistically for the event, here is what we know at the moment about World Cup 2026.

Cities along the U.S.-Mexico border are setting in motion humanitarian efforts including emergency shelter, food and transportation services ahead of an expected dramatic increase in the number of asylum-seekers as pandemic-era immigration restrictions are set to expire this week.

The mayor of a Texas border city has declared a state of emergency over concerns about the community’s ability to handle an anticipated influx of migrants across the Southern border.

An appeals court rejected efforts to keep in place pandemic-related restrictions on immigrants seeking asylum.

The pastor of a San Diego-area church promises to arrange entry to the United States for Russian-speaking asylum-seekers through connections with U.S. officials and unnamed “opportunists” who guarantee customers' safety in Mexico.

Mexico's president has asked Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Bad Bunny to play a free concert in Mexico City, to make up for a fake ticket scandal that left thousands frustrated at a sold-out weekend appearance.

The U.S. government has sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state over the placement of shipping containers as a barrier on the border with Mexico, saying it is trespassing on federal lands.

NASA’s Orion capsule is back from the moon.

A new report says the war in Ukraine, chaos in Haiti and criminal groups in Mexico contributed to a sharp spike in the number of journalists killed in 2022 over the previous year.

NASA planned for a Sunday splashdown off Mexico’s coast for the Orion capsule as the Artemis I mission came to an end.

The U.S. government says it will appeal a court ruling that would lift asylum restrictions that have become the cornerstone of border enforcement.

Henry Martin and Luis Chaves scored a goal each in Mexico’s furious attempt to stay alive at the World Cup but the 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia was not enough.

Lionel Messi will grace the World Cup stage at least one more time.

It's Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez in one corner and Lionel Messi in the other.

Hundreds of thousands of people have marched in Mexico’s capital in a show of support for President Manuel López Obrador, who before assuming the presidency led some of the country’s biggest protests.

There has been a surge in the number of Mexicans seeking asylum in Canada this year.

Argentina is riding an emotional rollercoaster at the World Cup and coach Lionel Scaloni believes it's not doing his team any good.

Argentines have breathed a collective sigh of relief as the country obtained a 2-0 victory over Mexico dissipating doubts that had emerged about Lionel Messi’s team after the shock loss against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

Guillermo Ochoa’s World Cup magic didn’t work against Lionel Messi and Argentina.

Lionel Messi played in front of 88,966 spectators when Argentina beat Mexico 2-0.

Lionel Messi came up with another crucial goal for Argentina in a 2-0 win over Mexico that ignited the team’s World Cup chances.

The U.S. Coast Guard says a passenger who went overboard from a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico was rescued on Thanksgiving after likely being in the water for hours.

Mexican prosecutors say they've filed charges against a U.S. woman suspected of killing another American seen being beaten in a viral video.

The World Cup is drawing record viewership to Spanish-language broadcasts on Telemundo and Peacock.

Lionel Messi returns to the World Cup for a fifth attempt at finally winning soccer’s biggest prize.

A federal judge has granted the Biden administration a five-week delay to end far-reaching asylum restrictions, writing in upper-case letters that he was doing so “WITH GREAT RELUCTANCE.”.

A federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to lift Trump-era asylum restrictions that have been a cornerstone of border enforcement since the beginning of COVID-19.

U.S. authorities stopped migrants more than 230,000 times on the Mexican border in October, the third-highest month of Joe Biden’s presidency.

Maria Fassi has picked a good time for the lowest round of her LPGA Tour career.

The first monarch butterflies have appeared in the mountaintop forests of central Mexico where they spend the winter.

Differences over abortion have pitted one large batch of U.S. states against another — one group imposing sweeping bans, the other intent on making abortions accessible.

Rain is on the way, but enjoy the weekend first.

Mexican-born filmmaker Jorge Xolalpa is mired in a years-long battle over whether he can keep working legally in the United States.

The Associated Press interviewed about a dozen migrants who recently arrived in the U.S. and agreed to share documents they received when they were released from U.S. custody while they seek asylum after crossing the border with Mexico.